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<3 Today, I took Jenn to a little soup cafe. It was so cold outside, but the soup was so warm and delicious--we sat in front of the great glass window, watching the snow fall down, feather soft. Jenn's laughter was like bells, and I looked across to her and had one of these...moments, like I do. Like: this is the most beautiful woman in the world, and she has this special smile just for me. I love her so, so much, the snow in her hair, melted like little stars, her leg warmers, the way she holds her pinkie up when she uses a spoon. I love her.

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<3 We've decorated for the Winter Solstice, all of our trees laden with their sparkles, Solstice cookies in the cookie jar. There is something so deeply satisfying about driving home to see the tree ablaze in the front window, the colored lights around the panes of glass shining in the dark, knowing that your wife loves you so much, will have tea and dinner ready the moment you come in, the dogs greeting you with enthusiastic licks, the kitties ready to cuddle.



<3 I'm almost done finalizing the preparations for my Winter Solstice ritual at the Unitarian church. It will involve glitter. You are not surprised. <3

<3 Tonight, we're going to the Fatima shrine's Festival of Lights--it's free, and is supposed to be very, very shiny--it's a drive through of different lit displays. I'm so excited~

<3 Tomorrow night, my parents, Jenn and I are going to my favorite coffee shop's dessert and dinner theater of "The Bells of St. Mary's." I'm such a sucker for that movie, it'll be so lovely to see it on the big screen! This is after the Daughters of the American Revolution's gala in the afternoon to honor our friend, Bill, who is a Historian Superhero. We are getting all dolled up, I shall wear my favorite dress with the stockings and my little shoes with the bows on them. /IAmTotallyNotTurningIntoABritishGirl

<3 In the world of WRITING, I'm writing Ragged, editing The Tea Spell, planning a book I can't tell you about (YET! SOON!) and writing an outline for an upcoming novel of me as Elora, O Mistress Mine, and reworking Twixt. The Dark Wife won Honorable Mention in the Fantasy/Sci-Fi category of the Rainbow Awards, but the thing that I adored more than biscuits were the darling awards I won at Salem's Rainbow Reader, Best of 2011 Awards. XDDDDD AND I QUOTE:

The Dark Wife won: "The hottest, most smokin' Lord of the Underworld in Lingerie" award (WHEN DOES SHE HAVE LINGERIE ON, OH GODS, I THINK I DIED, I LOVE THIS SO FREAKIN' MUCH. XDDDDDDDDD)

"Far" won: "Best use of a sketchy dystopian soul recycling machine" (THE ULTIMATE COMPLIMENT.)

I hope your weekends are wonderful~ <33333333333333